@AdamSchefter DeMarco Murray's deal with Eagles is expected to be 5 years, $42 million, including $21 million guaranteed, per @mortreport and I.

$8.4M APY and half the contract guaranteed. His agent did him a solid. Big increase over what the Cowboys were offering. Murray has every right to feel dissed by the Cowboys. Now he gets to play them twice a year.

If Jerry Jones is interested in acquiring Peterson, this helps him sell the idea that AP has to take a big pay cut if he wants to play for the Cowboys. If the number Jones has set for the RB position is $5-6M, Adrian will have to swallow a huge pay cut (without even getting into compensation back to the Vikings). Would AP leave $6M+ on the table just to play with the Cowboys? I don't see it happening.

Headline I'm expecting to read out of Philly in the next few minutes: Ryan Mathews told limo driver to take him to the airport instead of going for a physical.

Man ... that's a pretty good deal for the Chiefs. Grubbs is 31 with two years left on his contract. $6.5M this year and $7.2M next year. A little pricey but he's a good player. Saints only save $3.6M on their cap with this deal.

Saints are a mess. Cap strapped (and mismanaged), Benson's kids suing him alleging he's senile and Drew Brees sitting on a $26.4M cap number. Report said they haven't asked Brees to either restructure or take a pay cut. If true that's just crazy. Brees should volunteer to give them some cap relief. Wonder if they're cleaning the slate to get the team ready for a sale?

That's one place I'd have not thought likely.I don't believe Ponder sees himself as a backup, even though that's what it looks like he is.....I keep seeing him landing in a place where he has a chance to start.He's definitely a guy I will follow wherever he winds up...just out of morbid curiousity.

That's one place I'd have not thought likely.I don't believe Ponder sees himself as a backup, even though that's what it looks like he is.....I keep seeing him landing in a place where he has a chance to start.He's definitely a guy I will follow wherever he winds up...just out of morbid curiousity.

At this point I think he was just looking to stay in the league. This was his first known interest (with Musgrave, no less). I don't know how much lower on the totem pole you can be than to sign a one-year contract with the Raiders (to compete with Matt McGloin to be the backup).

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Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:42 pm

The Breeze

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Re: 2015 NFL Trade/FA Thread

dead_poet wrote:

The Breeze wrote:

There he is!

@MikeGarafolo QB Christian Ponder visiting the Raiders today, sources say.That's one place I'd have not thought likely.I don't believe Ponder sees himself as a backup, even though that's what it looks like he is.....I keep seeing him landing in a place where he has a chance to start.He's definitely a guy I will follow wherever he winds up...just out of morbid curiousity.

At this point I think he was just looking to stay in the league. This was his first known interest (with Musgrave, no less). I don't know how much lower on the totem pole you can be than to sign a one-year contract with the Raiders (to compete with Matt McGloin to be the backup).

I forgot Musgrave had gone to Oakland.Ponder did himself no favors last season when he got a chance with TB's ankle injury.

@NBCdianna: Not so fast on Percy Harvin to the Bills, 49ers could be making a play per sources.

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Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:37 pm

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Re: 2015 NFL Trade/FA Thread

Any word on the interest around the league for Brandon Spikes?

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Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:03 am

halfgiz

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Re: 2015 NFL Trade/FA Thread

Ponder to the Raiders...Back with Musgrave again. I thought he got signed fairly quick.

Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:22 am

Demi

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Re: 2015 NFL Trade/FA Thread

halfgiz wrote:

Ponder to the Raiders...Back with Musgrave again. I thought he got signed fairly quick.

Just like TJoke, the only team that has any interest is the OC he came into the league with. Offense he knows. Probably get close to these guys working with them for years. Sure wasn't signed for anything else he brings.

Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:41 am

Pseudo Everything

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Re: 2015 NFL Trade/FA Thread

Ben Roethlisberger's deal is astonishing. 5 years, $99M, $31M signing bonus, $65M in the first three years, $61M guaranteed.